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A. No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or industrial process water to any sanitary sewer.

B. Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:

1. Any water or waste which may contain more than one hundred (100) parts per million, by weight, of fat, oil or grease;

2. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;

3. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded;

4. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch, manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works;

5. Any water or wastes having pH lower than five and five-tenths or higher than eight and five-tenths or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works;

6. Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous, substance, hazardous regulated substances which are prohibited by federal, state or city statute, rule or ordinance from being discharged into sewer systems of the type operated by the city;

7. Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expenses is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant;

8. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.

C. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the city, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease, in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the city engineer and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. [Ord. 1997-10, August 1997.]